What is the main cause of failure in the Lean journey?

Lack of commitment, follow through and discipline by leadership. Ultimately, leaders dictate what employees pay attention to. If the leader doesn’t care and is disinterested, many employees will follow the leader.

Tracy O'Rourke

Tracy is a Managing Partner at GoLeanSixSigma.com. She is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Instructor at UC San Diego and teaches in San Diego State University’s Lean Enterprise Program. For almost 20 years, she has helped leading organizations like Washington State, Charles Schwab and GE build problem-solving muscles.

Tracy O'Rourke

In a culture where the upper management is disconnected from the huddles, is a daily meeting really beneficial if the activity is not high enough to justify it?

How can I apply Lean Six Sigma in the accounting department of a construction company?

Would you create an A3 for each project? If so, would someone potentially be discussing multiple A3’s per session?